MOUSE
First Claim
1. A mouse for a computer, comprising:
- movement detecting means for detecting a movement of the mouse;
operation detecting means for detecting an operation on click switches of the mouse;
touch detecting means with a control surface, for detecting a touched state of the control surface; and
transmitting means for transmitting a set of commands prepared from the detected movement, operation, and touched state to the computer.
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Abstract
A mouse for a computer has a small touch panel to realize improved functions. The mouse (40) has a lower case (41) and an upper case (42) that covers an upper part of the lower case. A front part of the upper case has an integrated support. The touch panel is installed on the support, and a key top (43) is fitted to the upper case to fix the touch panel. An instruction is generated according to a finger touching period or the movement of a finger on the touch panel, and the instruction is transmitted to the computer, to thereby realize the improved functions. The touch panel may be divided into sections, and some of the sections may be used as switches, to thereby eliminate click switches from the mouse.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A mouse for a computer, comprising:
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movement detecting means for detecting a movement of the mouse;
operation detecting means for detecting an operation on click switches of the mouse;
touch detecting means with a control surface, for detecting a touched state of the control surface; and
transmitting means for transmitting a set of commands prepared from the detected movement, operation, and touched state to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. A mouse for a computer, comprising:
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movement detecting means for detecting a movement of the mouse;
touch detecting means with a control surface, for detecting a touched state of the control surface; and
transmitting means for transmitting a set of commands prepared from the detected movement and touched state to the computer.
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6. A mouse for a computer, comprising:
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movement detecting means for detecting a movement of the mouse;
touch detecting means with a control surface, for detecting a touched state of each of sections defined on the control surface; and
transmitting means for transmitting a set of commands prepared from the detected movement and touched states to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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Specification